Oh my Ashley Madison! There's a new study out that compares today's cheating rates to those collected in 1975. Care to predict which year had more individuals who admitted to cheating?

1975! According to Your Tango, researchers from Alliant University collected data from 1975 and today that asked men and women if they'd ever cheated on their partners. The study looked at gay and straight men and women and found that across the board, cheating rates had significantly decreased since 1975.

So why the big (and wonderful) shift in cheating proclivity? Your Tango explains: "The authors say an increase in awareness of HIV/AIDS and other STDs are causing couples to me extra cautious, especially in the gay community. A shift in public opinion on same-sex relationships has also given monogamy a boost among the gay community. Overall, researchers cite relationship satisfaction, relationship quality and commitment to be big factors in the decrease in infidelity."

I'm kind of surprised—happily, of course—to hear this news. It seems that all of our technological advances (cell phones, texting, email, social networking sites and of course, websites designed to help those in committed relationships cheat) would actually make cheating easier. I mean, instead of using a home phone or a payphone to do their dirty work, cheaters can now use cell phones their partners don't know about.

Are you surprised by these findings? What other factors do you think caused this decrease? And could you take back a cheating partner?